Kawaihea Road Fire

Hawaii County, Hawaii · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (22 days ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	560 acres Aug 24, 6:00 PM	500 acres Sep 16, 5:00 AM −60 acres was 560 acres · Aug 24, 6:00 PM	−60 acres in 22 days
Containment	0% Jul 30, 5:00 PM	100% Sep 16, 5:00 AM +100 percent was 0% · Jul 30, 5:00 PM	+100 percent in about 2 months
Crew size	69 Jul 30, 5:00 PM	5 Sep 16, 5:00 AM −64 was 69 · Jul 30, 5:00 PM	−64 in about 2 months
Money spent	$63,212 Jul 30, 5:00 PM	$233,361 Sep 16, 5:00 AM +$170,149 was $63,212 · Jul 30, 5:00 PM	+$170,149 in about 2 months

Kawaihea Road Fire summary

The Kawaihea Road Fire is a wildfire near Hawaii County, Hawaii. It has burned about 500 acres (about 379 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 5 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size: 500 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 26, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, September 7th at 7:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Labor Day

89°F · Frequent Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 mph W · 82% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

75°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 1 to 5 mph NE · 69% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tuesday

90°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 1 to 14 mph WNW · 56% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Rain likely

Tuesday Night

75°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 2 mph NNW · 59% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Wednesday

89°F · Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 3 mph NE · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, September 7th at 7:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 5 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $233,361 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.